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noun
A spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
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noun
A spacecraft whose propulsion system has both very high thrust and very high specific impulse.
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Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, literature, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, publishing, science-fiction
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History
Compound of torch (“a torch drive”) + ship.
